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 TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………...
Acknowledgement.…………………………………………………………………………………
Examination 1 ……………………………………………………………………………………...
Examination 2 ……………………………………………………………………………………...
Examination 3 ……………………………………………………………………………………...
Examination 4 ……………………………………………………………………………………...
Examination 5 ……………………………………………………………………………………...
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Examination 8 ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Examination 9 ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Examination 10 …………………………………………………………………………………..
Examination 11……………………………………………………………………………………..
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Answers of examination 11.…………………………………………………………… …………
 INTRODUCTION

This paper consists of Basic Mathematics series of examinations (for form four students). All

exams have been composed based on the current recommend format from National Examination

Council of Tanzania (NECTA) for the year of 2022. Some exams have been collected and

reorganized from regional mock exams conducted in the year of 2020 and 2021.

The paper Aim to exposure students to variety of questions and how to attempt questions

properly. Also, will help students to adapt new format as recommended by NECTA toward their

final examination.

Not only students but also teachers can use it as teaching and learning material during their

teachings.
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 QUESTIONS SERIES
#1

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FORM FOUR EXAMINATION - SERIES #01
BASIC MATHEMATICS
Time 3:00 Hrs YEAR: 2022
Instructions

1. This paper consists of section A and B with a total of fourteen (14) questions
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B, each question in section A carries six (6) marks while each
question in section B carries ten (10) marks
3. NECTA Mathematical tables may be used
4. Cellular phones, calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room
5. Write your examination number on every page of your answer sheet (s)

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 SECTION A (60 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

1. (a) Simplify without using mathematical table express your answer in four significant
figures.
(b) Jenk and Jemry are riding on a circular path. Jenk completes a round in 24 minutes where as
Jemry completes a round in 36 minutes. If they started at the same place and time and go in the
same direction, after how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point?
2. (a) Use mathematical table to evaluate

(b) Find the value of x and y if = 2025

3. (a) Let U be a universal set and A and B be the subsets of U

where U = {a, b, c, d , e, f , g, h} , A = {c, g , f } and B = {b, d , h} .
i) Find the number of subsets of set A’
ii) Find n( A' nB )
iii) If an element is picked at random from the universal set (u), find the probability that it is an
element of set B
(b) Find the probability that a king appears in drawing single card from an Ordinary deck of 52 cards
4. (a) The coordinate of P, Q and R are (2, m), (-3, 1) and (6, n) respectively. If the length of PQ is
units and midpoint of QR is find the possible value of m and n
(b)The gradient of line L1 is -2. Another line L2 is perpendicular to L1 and passes through (-3,-2).
What is the equation of L2
5. (a) if and angle ABD = Calculate the length
A

D
B C

(b) (i) Given = = = 3 where , and are the sides of the triangle ABT and
, and are the sides of the triangle KLC. What does this Information imply?
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 (ii) A regular Hexagon is inscribed in a circle if the perimeter of the hexagon
Is 42cm, find the radius of the circle and its Area

6. (a) If y varies inversely as and x is multiplied by n. What is the ratio of the first y to the second
y?
(b) The headmaster has enough food to last for his 600 students for 20 days from tomorrow. If 120
students leave the school today for UMISSETA game, how long will the food last?
7. (a) By selling an article at shs 22,500/= a shopkeeper makes loss of 10%. At what price must the
shopkeeper sell the article in order to get a profit of 10%?
(b) The following trial balance was extracted from the books of Nzilandodo on 31st December 2005.

TX MARKET LTD
TRIAL BALANCE AS AT 31.12.2005
DETAILS DR CR
Capital 15000/=
Drawings 2410/=
Purchases 44280/=
Sales 69470/=
Returns inward 1200/=
Returns outward 980/=
Furniture 2000/=
Motor vehicle 5000/=
Carriage inward 14880/=
Rent 1920/=
Insurance 370/=
Stock, January 850/=
Carriage outward 6290/=
Advertising 380/=
Cash in bank 1210/=
Cash in hand 2780/=
Discount allowed 120/=
Discount received 310/= 550/=
Debtors 6000/=
Creditors 4000/=
90000/= 90000/=

Note: Stock at close 31st December 7360. Required, prepare balance sheet as that date.

8. (a) The sum of the first six terms of an A.P is 72 and the second term is seven times the fifth term.
i) Find the first term and the common difference
ii) Find the sum of the first ten terms

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 (b) Find the sum of the first four terms of a geometric progression which has a first term of 1 and a
common ratio of
9. (a) If tan A = , where A is an obtuse angle,
Find (i). Cos A + Sin A (ii). – Cos2 A – Sin2 A
(b) A and B are two points on the ground level and both lie west of flagstaff. The angle of elevation of
the top of the flagstaff from A is 560 and from B is 430. If B is 28m from the foot of the flagstaff. How
far apart are the points A and B?

10. (a) Solve the quadratic equation x2 – 8x +7 = 0

(b) A field is 10m longer than its wide. The area is 7,200m2. What is the width?

SECTION B (40 marks)

Answer all questions in this section
11. ( a) Consider the following frequency distribution tale below;
Marks 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-109 110-119

Freq 1 2 5 11 21 20 17 10 6 4 2 1
Draw the histogram and use it to estimate the mode in one decimal place.
b) Find the value of angle X in the figure below.
C

350
A B

12. (a) A rectangular box with top WXYZ and base ABCD has AB=9cm, BC=12cm and WA = 3cm
Z
Y
W

A B

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 Calculate (i) The length AC (ii) The angle between WC and AC
(b) Two places P and Q both on the parallel of latitude N differ in longitudes
by find the distance between them along their parallel of latitude.
13. (a) If matrix A is singular, what will be the value of y given that

(b) Solve the following simultaneous equation by matrix method

2x + y = 7
4x+3y = 17
(c) Find the image of (3, 5) after rotation of 270o about the origin in anticlockwise direction.
14. (a) If f(x) is the function such that

f(x)=

i Sketch the graph of f(x)

ii State the domain and range of f(x)

(b) A transport company is hired to transport 420 people it has two types, P and Q of vehicle to
be used. Type P carries 35 passengers and type Q carries 14 passengers. There are at
least 10 vehicles of type Q and not more than 9 vehicles of type P. Write down inequalities to
represent this information.

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 QUESTIONS SERIES
#2

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FORM FOUR EXAMINATION - SERIES #02
BASIC MATHEMATICS
Time 3:00 Hrs YEAR: 2022

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of ten (14) compulsory questions.

2. This paper consists of sections A and B.
3. Mathematical table and non-programmable calculators may be used.
4. Cellular phones are not allowed.
5. Write your answers on the special exercise book for examinations and not on
answer sheets
6. The following constants may be used
(a) Radius of the Earth R = 6370km
22
(b) 𝛱 = 7

SECTION A (60 marks)

1. (a) Arrange the order of the digits in 289414 to make
(i) The largest possible number (𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(ii) The smallest possible number (𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(b) Use a number line to get a solution; (+)7 – (+)4 (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
2. (a) Find the value of X; 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 (𝑥 + 16) − 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑥 = 2 (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
1 2+𝑝
(b) Find the value of P, If (64) = 26 (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
3. (a) In a group of 240 tourists, 80 speak English, 120 speak French and 60
speak both English and French. How many speak neither English nor French.
(Use Venn Diagram) (𝟐 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(b) A fair die and coin are tossed; show all possible results in
a table and a tree diagram. (𝟒 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)

4. (a) Find the equations of these lines

(i) Gradient 4 and y-intercept -2 (𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(ii) Through (4,7) and (-2,10) (𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(b) Let a= 4i + 2j and b = 6i + 2j. Find |𝑎 − 2𝑏| (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
5. (a) Determine the length of one side of regular polygon of
interior angle of 1440 when inscribed to the circle of a
 radius of 10cm. (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(b) In a figure below DE// BC
A

D E

B C (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)

Given that, AE=4dm, AB= 8dm, DE= 10dm. Find the value of BC.
7. (a) How many grams are there in 0.00912 tones (t) (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(b) Solo, Theresia, Msuku and Mwanaidi can eat 2 bags of
rice in 12 days. Each bag weghs 10kg. How many people
can eat 6 bags of the same weight in 18 days. (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
8. Kichan started business on 1 June 2011 with a capital of 100,000/=
st

and made the following transactions:

June 2: Bought office furniture ……………………. 40,000/=
7: Bought goods ………………………………… 70,000/=
11: Sold goods …………………………………… 65,000/=
16: Paid Sundry Expenses ……………………. 30,000/=
19: Cash sales ………….………………………… 80,000/=
24: Paid wages …………………………………… 50,000/=
Required: Prepare Cash Account and Purchases Account at
the end of the month. (𝟔 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)

9. (a) Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the series,

-1 + 2 – 4 + … (𝟒 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(b) If 2, x, 20 are terms of A.P. Find the value of x. (𝟐 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
10. (a) Find the value of a

12cm a

520 (𝟐 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(b) In a triangle LMN, LM=6m,LN=5m and <MLN = 660.
Find
(i) the length MN(Use Cosine Rule) (𝟐 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(ii) the angle <N(Use Sine Rule) (𝟐 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
11. (a) Solve the equation 𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 2 = 0 by completing the
2

square. (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(b) Expand and simplify (2𝑥 + 5)(2𝑥 − 5) (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)

SECTION B: (Marks 40%)

12. (a) The examination results of Form Three students at Loyola
Secondary School are recorded for a group of students:
Marks (%) 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79
Frequency 5 3 20 2 10
(i) Draw a histogram (𝟒 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(ii) State the modal class (𝟏 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(iii) Estimate the mode from 2(a) (𝟏 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(b) Find the probability of choosing (i) a face card (𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(ii) an ace card (𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
13. (a) The figure below represents a regular cuboids
ABCDEFGH with AB=15cm,AE=20cm and AD= 15cm. Find the
(i) the length AG (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(ii) the angle between AG and the plane ABCD(𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
(iii) the volume of the cuboids. (𝟏. 𝟓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
H G
E F

20cm D C
15cm
A 15cm B

(b) Calculate the distance from Changwe (50S,390E) to Mangwe(20S,390E) in

kilometers. Write the answer correct to one decimal place.
(𝟒 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
14. (a) Find the value of y given that
2𝑥 5
( ) is non – singular matrix (𝟑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
10 𝑥
(b) Use Crammer’s rule to solve for X and Y
4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 6 … (𝑖)
{ (𝟒 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
2𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 12 … (𝑖𝑖)
(c) Find the matrix which rotates by 450 about the
origin. (𝟐 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
15. A firm makes curtains which are either ordinary or de luxe. Each ordinary
curtain takes 3hours to produce and uses 6m of material and each de luxe
curtain takes 6hours to produce and uses 7m of material. The workers of the
firm can work for a total of 60 hours and there is 90m of material available. If
the profit on ordinary and de luxe curtains is 4,000/= TSH and 6,000/= TSH
respectively, find how many of each should be made to maximize profit.
(𝟏𝟎 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔)
 QUESTIONS SERIES
#3

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FORM FOUR EXAMINATION - SERIES 03
BASIC MATHEMATICS
Time 3:00 Hrs YEAR: 2022
Instructions
1. This paper consists of two sections A and B with total offourteen (14)questions
2. Answer allquestions
3. Programmable calculators, phones and any other unauthorized materials are not allowed
in examinationroom
4. Write your examination number on every page of your answer sheetprovided
5. All diagrams must be drawn inpencils
6. All writings must be in black/blueink

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 SECTION A (60 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.

1. (a) If a = 0. 2˙ 5˙ and b = 0. 5˙ , write in the form of a/bwhere b ≠0.

(b)Three bells are set to ring at intervals of 12 minutes, 15 minutes and 24 minutes. If they started
together at 2:00 p.m, then find at what time will the bells ring together for thesecond time.
2. (a) Solve the value of x if (1/16)x+3(1/32)-x = 1
(b) If log 2 = 0.3010, without using mathematical tables, find the value of log 5
3. (a) A box contains 4 white balls and 5 black balls. Two balls are selected at random without
replacement. Find the probabilitythat
(i) Both are white balls
(ii) The first is black and the second is whiteball

(b) In a class of 15 students who take either Mathematics or Biology, 12 students take Mathematics,
8 students take Biology. If each student takes either subjects, find using formula the number of
students who take Biology but not Mathematics
4. (a)The distance between (1,5) and (k+5, k+1) is 8. Find K, given that it is positive

(b)IfU
.=4i+6jandV
.=½i–3j,

Find i.W .–2V

.=½U .
ii.|W
.|correcttotwodecimalplaces.

5. (a)The area of the triangle ABC is 140 cm2, AB = 20, AC = 14cm, find the angleBAC

(b) Triangle XYZ is similar to triangle ABC and XY = 8 cm. If the area of the triangle XYZ is
24 cm2 and the area of the triangle ABC is 96 cm2. Calculate the length ofAB.
6. (a)The variable v varies directly as the square of x and inversely as y.
Find v when x = 5 and y = 2 ?given that when v = 18 and x = 3 the value of y = 4 .
(b) The compression I of spring is directly proportional to the thrust,
T exertedonit.Ifthethrustof4Nproducesacompressionof0.8cm,find:
(i) Thecompressionwhenthethrustis5N
(ii) Thethrustwhenthecompressionis0.5cm

7. (a)MaulidhastoshareeightybookswithhisyoungsistersArafaandJamila.
HedecidedthatforeverytwobooksJamilagets,Arafagetsthreebooksandhegetsfive
books.Findthenumberofbookseachgets

(b) Kijembestartedthebusinesson16thMarch,2020withcapitalincash2,066,000/=
March17boughtgoodsforcashfor1,000,000/= 19
bought Shelves for cash110,000/=
20 sold goods for cash900,000/=
21 purchases goods for cash
800,000/= 22 sold goods for cash
1,400,000/=
26 paid rent 300,000/=
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 Record the above transactions in the Cash Account and Extract a trial balance.

8. (a). The product of three consecutive terms of a geometric progression (G.P) is 8000. If the first
term is 4. Find the second term and thirdterm

(b). Mahona invested a certain amount of money in a Savings Bank whose interest ratewas
10% compounded annually. After two years he got 5000shillings.

i. How much did he invest at thestart?

ii. How much did he receive as Interest at the end of twoyears?

9. (a) Find the valueofsin (1500) cos (3150)without using mathematical tables
Tan (3000)
(b) Calculate the angles of a triangle which has sides of lengths 4m, 5m and 10m.

10. (a). Given that x2 –y2 = 27 and x + y = 9 find the value of xy

(b). Solve the equation 2x2 – 3x – 5 = 0 by completing the square.

SECTION B (40 Marks)

Answer all questions

11. (a)
Theheights50plantsrecordedbyacertainresearcheraregivenbelow.Heightsareincentimetres(cm).

56 82 70 69 72 37 28 96 52 88
41 42 50 40 51 56 48 79 29 30
66 90 99 49 77 66 61 64 97 84
72 43 73 76 76 22 46 49 48 53
98 45 87 88 27 48 80 73 54 79
(i)Usethesedatatopreparefrequencydistributiontablefrom 21- 30,31- 40,etc.
(ii)Draw ahistogramfortheheightoftheplants.
(iii)Calculatemeanandmedian heightoftheplants.
(b) AB and BC are tangents to the circle at A and C respectively, AD̂C = 52 .Find m(AB̂C).

12. (a) Given that the radius of the earth is 6400 km, find
(i) the length of the parallel latitude 30”N
(ii) the shortest distance along the surface of the earth from town Q whose position is
(30” N,10” E) to town P whose position is (30”N,50”W)

(b)The rectangular block with top PQRS and base ABCD has AB=9m,BC=12m and AP=3m

S R

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C
P Q
 Calculate
(i) The length of AC
(ii) The angle between PC and AC

13. (a) A linear transformation M maps the point (x,y) onto (x’,y’) where x’ = x – y y’ = 2x + y
(i) Write the matrix M of this transformation.
(ii) What is the matrix M-1 or the inverse of M?
(iii) Compute the product of the matrix MM-1.
(b) Use inverse matrix method to solve the simultaneous equations.
𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 3 = 0
3𝑦 + 2𝑥 − 8 = 0
(c) . Find the image of point A(3,4) after its reflection in the line y + x = 0 followed by another
reflection in the line y = 0
14. (a) . Given a function (𝑥) = 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 – 3
Find (i) line of symmetry (ii) The turning point (iii) Domain and range of f(x)

(b). A craftsman wishes to decide how many of each type A and B charcoal stove he has to
fabricate in order to maximize profit for this month. Unit profit for type A stove is shs.
1000 and Unit profit for type B is shs. 1500. Type A stove requires 1m2 of mild steel sheet
per unit and type B requires 2m2. He has only 12 m2 of mild steel available. He can
fabricate a total of 8 stoves of either type per month. How many of each type should
hefabricate?

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 THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

KALIUA DISTRICT

DISTRICT FORM FOUR MOCK EXAMINATION – MAY 2021

041 BASIC MATHEMATICS

TIME: 3 HOURS TUESDAY, 11th may 2021, a.m.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of sections A and B with a total of fourteen (14) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and B
3. Each question in section A carries six (06) marks while each question in section B caries ten (10)
marks
4. All necessary working and answers for each question must be shown clearly.
5. Mathematical tables and non-programmable calculator may be used.
6. All communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination
room
7. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer sheet(s)

SECTION A (60 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

3 x 3  10 x 2  8 x
1. (a) simplify the expression
 3x  4
1
(b) Chakubanga decided to go out for shopping. She used of her saving to buy
4
2
Chocolate, of the remaining to buy ice cream. If she was left with 4200/=. Find
3
(i) How much shilling she had at the beginning of the shopping?
(ii) How much money did she use for chocolate?
(iii) How much money did she spend for both chocolate and ice cream?
(c) At a disco party club a red light flashes on every 56 minutes and a green light
flashes on every 70 minutes. If the two light are switched on at the same time,
(i) After how long will both light flashes on to gather?
(ii) If the party was on Sunday 2349 when will they flash again?
  
b
2. (a) If a = 0 . 8 5 and b = 0 . 21 find the value of in simplest form
a
(b) (i) The interior angle of a regular polygon is one hundred and eight degrees
greater than the exterior angle. How many sides does the polygon have?
And suggest the name of the polygon.
(iii) Solve for x given that 25(2 log x )  x

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 (c) Given that a : b  5 : 2 and b : c  3 : 4 , find a : c
3. (a) Each of the 50 students in a class must take at least one of the following subjects:
cookery and needle work. If 30 take cookery and 20 take needle work, how many
take both subjects
(b) (i) Show this (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)′ on a Venn diagram
(ii) A census was made in a certain village and found that some of families are
farmers and some are hunters and some practice both farming and hunting, at this
village were forty families. It was also found that the number of families who
practice farming only were six more than twice the number of hunters only.
However, families who practice both hunting and farming were three times the
number of families who practice hunting only. Furthermore, there were four
families who just practice none of these activities. Calculate the probability of
selecting families who practice either hunting or farming.
4
4. (a) Both lines r and s passes through the point (k,9). Line r has a slope of  and
3
pass through the point (5, -3). Determine
(i) The value of k
(ii) Equation of s in standard form of ax + by + c = 0. If its x – intercept is 4
(b) Mikumi is one hundred forty kilometers of a bearing of seventy degrees from Iringa.
Makambako is one hundred sixty kilometers at a bearing two hundred fifteen degrees
from Iringa. Sketch the positions of the towns relative to each other. Hence calculate the
displacement from Makambako to Mikumi.
5. (a) the surface area of a solid sphere whose radius is six centimeters is equal to the
surface area of a solid right cylinder with radius two centimeter. Find the height of the
cylinder.
(b) (i) Prove that the bisector of the vertical angle of an isosceles triangle is
perpendicular to the base of its midpoint.
(ii) Find the area of a regular decagon inscribed in a circle with radius of ten
centimeters
6. (a) The number of the square tiles needed to surface the floor of a hall varies
inversely as the square of the length of a side of the tile used. If 2016 tiles of sides 0.4 m
would be needed to surface the floor the hall. How many tiles of sides 0.3 m would be
required?
(b) (i) A shopkeeper sold five hundred sweets. Some sweets costs five shillings
and some costs eight shillings. The cash received for the more expensive sweets
was one hundred more than for the cheaper sweets. Find the number each kind of
sweets.
(ii) using the information in 6(b) above. Assuming that you are in US how much
USD could you use for the cheaper sweets if 1 USD is equivalent to Tsh.1200/=
7. (a) One of the IT in the city lived a quarter of his age in life as a Teacher, one fifth as
a company manager of Tobacco and one third as a donor of SIDO. He then spent
eighteen point two years eating and other luxuries in the city. How old was IT? And state
the number of decade he spent on earth.

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 (b)
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2020
Liability Amount assets amount
Capital 330,000 Equipment 60,000
Creditors 100,000 Furniture 90,000
Balance over draft 60,000 Premises 30,000
Machines 70,000
Stock 100,000
Debtors 40,000
Cash in bank 60,000
Cash in hand 40,000
490,000 490,000
(i) Calculate total current assets
(ii) Calculate total fixed assets
(iii) Calculate current ratio
(iv) Calculate total current liabilities
(v) Calculate working capital
8. (a) second term, fifth term and seventh term of AP is the first three terms of a
geometric progression. Calculate the common ratio and the second term of the geometric
progression.
(b) (i) A series of an arithmetic progression has six, a number and thirty-eight.
Find the number
(ii) Find the sum of all the integers from one to one hundred which are not divisible
by five.
9. (a) You are walking up a five hundred meters high hill. The trail has an inclined of
twelve degrees. How far will you walk to get to the top of the hill. (your answer in
kilometers)
(b) (i) consider two squares of different size. Draw the smaller square ABCD
inscribed in the lager one PQRS whose vertices divides the length of the larger at
a ratio a:b such that the length l = a + b prove the Pythagoras theorem.
(ii) A student is standing ten meter away from a foot of a big and tall tree and
observed that the angle of elevation is fifty five degrees. How high is he if it is
sixteen high meters?
10. (a) (i) What must be added to make the expression that the difference between
the square of a number and twelve times the number will make it a perfect
square.
(ii) The sum of the squares of two consecutive numbers is five. Find the numbers
(b) The entrance door of the house of Mr. Kanji Bai has two stairs, the length of the
base stair is twelve plus a certain number while its height is two plus the same number.
However, the second stair’s height is four times the same number from the first stair,
while its length is four plus the same number. Moreover, the second stair is on top of the
base stair
(i) Write the expression for the sum of the area of the down stair and the upper stair
(ii) What is the value of the number if the total area of the stairs is 104 cm2

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 SECTION B (40 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
11. (a) A survey of 50 families showed the number of children per family as follows;
Number of children 1 2 3 4 5
Number of families 19 18 9 3 1
(i) Write down the modal number of children per family
(ii) Find the median number of children per family
(iii) Calculate the mean number of children per family
(iv) What is the probability that, if the number of children selected randomly to go
school is greater or equal to 3?
(b) The mean of q numbers is 20. If the same numbers together with 30 give a new mean of
22, find the value of numbers q
(c) In a company there are three people who shares a property in the ratio 2:x:y. it is known
that y = x + 2. if the largest shareholder had 39,100/= in monetary terms, find the value of
this property.
12. (a) If Veronica and Ntabho were along a circle of longitude of V (280N, 300E) and N
(20S, 300E) respectively. Find the distance between them in both km and nm
(b) (i) A ship start a journey from (400N, 280E) and sails to 1000 nm due East.
Find the location of its new location(place)

(ii) Show that the radius of a circle with an arc of length  m and central angle of
6
is 6 m
(c) The right circular cone has a radius of eight centimeters and a slant height of ten
centimeters. Calculate the volume of this right circular cone and the angle between radius
and its slant height.
 p  1 p  3
For what value of p will the matrix   be non-singular matrix?
6 p 
13. (a)
 1
 2  3
(b) If A    and f x   x 2  3x  4 I . Find f  A , Where I is an Identity matrix.
 2 1 
What is the name of a such matrix?
(c) A shopkeeper is planning to start a business using two type of commodities. With these
commodities, the shopkeeper found that. If he takes three times the first commodity more
than half of the second commodity, he gets the profit of one thousand two hundred
shillings. However, if he takes twice the first commodity less than three times the second
commodity he gets four hundred shillings as a profit. Using Cramer’s rule find which
type of commodity, the first one or second one he has to buy in large quantity to get large
profit?

14. A company sells refrigerator and washing machines. Each refrigerator takes up
1.8 m2 of space and costs 300,000 shillings. Whereas each washing machine takes up 1.5 m2 of
space and costs 500,000 shillings. The owner of the shop has 6,000,000 shillings to spend and has
27 m2 of space.
(a) Write down all the inequalities which represent the given information
(b) If he makes a profit of 30,000 shillings on each refrigerator and 40,000 shillings on each
washing machine, find how many refrigerators and washing machines he should sell for
maximum profit.

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 TANZANIA HEADS OF ISLAMIC SCHOOLS COUNCIL
FORM FOUR INTER ISLAMIC MOCK EXAMINATION

BASIC MATHEMATICS
041 (For Both School and Private Candidates)

TIME: 3 HOURS Tuesday, 27th July 2021 a.m.

Instructions
1. This paper consists of two (2) sections A and B.
2. Answer all questions in both sections.
3. All necessary working and answers for each question done must be shown clearly.
4. Non-programmable calculators and Mathematical tables may be used.
5. Cellular phones are not allowed in the Examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s)

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 SECTION A: (60 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. (a) Simplify the expression
1 3 7 1
(3 4 + 2 8)-(4 16 − 5 4 )

5.1×570
(b) (i) Without using tables or calculator, evaluate , giving your answer in
0.68×0.095
standard form.

(ii) In peeling potatoes 4% of the mass of the potatoes is lost as peel. How much is
left for use from a bag containing 55kg?

2. (a) Rationalize the denominator of

√2
.
√22 + 3√2

(b) (i) Solve for n if

3 𝑛−1 25 2𝑛
(5) =( 9 )

(ii) Find the value of y given that 1 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 3 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 12

3. (a) In a group of 100 people, 72 people can speak English and 43 people can speak
French. How many people can speak:
(i) English only
(ii) French only
(iii) Both English and French

(b) The probability that Ally uses a Daladala is 0.65 and the probability that he arrives in
school late is 0.3. Find the probability that
(i) Uses Daladala and arrives in school late
(ii) Does not use Daladala and arrives in school early.

4. (a) Find the equation of the line passing through the points (-3, 4) which is parallel
to x-axis.

(b) If a = (3, 4), b = (1, -4) and c = (5, 2), Find:

(i) d = a + 4b – 2c.
(ii) Magnitude of vector d leaving your answer in the form of m√𝑛.
(iii) The direction cosines of d.

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5. (a) Find the circumference of the circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of the
three circles with radius 2cm, 3cm and 6cm.

(b) (i) The interior angle of a regular polygon exceeds the exterior angle by 150o.
Find the number of sides of that polygon.
(ii) In the figure below calculate, the length ̅̅̅̅
𝐷𝐸 .
If the length ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝐶 = 6cm, ̅̅̅̅
𝐶𝐸 =18cm, ̅̅̅̅
𝐷𝐶 =12cm, ̅̅̅̅
𝐵𝐷 = 10cm
B 10cm
D

12cm

A 6cm C 18cm E
6. (a) The number of surface tiles needed to a surface of floor of hall varies inversely as the
square of the length of sides of the tiles used. If 2016 tiles of side of 0.4m would be
needed to surfaces of the floor of a certain hall. How many tiles of 0.3m would be
required?

(b) Suppose the current rate of exchange between the Tanzanian shillings and the Euro is
650 Tshs per Euro. A tourist changes 200 Euros to Tshs. How much does he get?

7. (a) (i) Three people share the property in the ratio of 2:x:y and it is known
that y= x+2. If the largest shareholder got Tshs 39,000. Find the value of the
property.

(ii) Mr. Sinabei gets a loss of 20% by selling ear rings at 2500/=. At what price
must he sell ear rings in order to get a profit of 52%?

(b) Songambele started business on 1st January 2010 with capital in cash 600,000/=.
January:
2: Purchased goods and paid cash 400,000/=
3: Bought goods for cash 100,000/=
4: Sold goods for cash 300,000/=
5: Paid salary in cash 150,000/=
8: Sold goods in cash 250,000/=
8: Paid cash for travelling expenses 120,000/=
Enter the transactions in each account and balance them.

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8. (a) (i) If 6, x, y and 15 are consecutive terms of an A.P. Calculate the value of x and
y. And hence find the common difference.

(ii) Find the sum of the first five terms of the series 9 + 27 + 81+ …..

(b) The first level of one wall of pyramid is made up of 497 bricks where as the top level
has 2 bricks. If the levels differ from each other by 5 bricks. Determine the number of:
(i) Levels of the bricks.
(ii) Bricks used to make the wall.

9. (a) Use Pythagoras Theorem to find the length x in the diagram below:
A

5m 13m

2m x
C D B

(b) The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point 42m away from the base on
level ground is 36o. Find the height of the tower.

1 2 1
10. (a) Given that (𝑎 + 𝑎) = 14. Find the value of 𝑎2 + 𝑎2.

(b) A train normally travels 240km at a certain speed. One day, due to bad weather, the
train’s speed is reduced by 20km/h. So that the journey takes 2 hours longer. Find the
normal speed of the train.

SECTION B: (40 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section

11. The scores of a Mathematics test taken by 60 students were recorded as hereunder:
30 56 21 49 58 22 38 27 31
25 34 48 33 20 34 30 50 26
25 50 36 29 21 61 33 51 20
26 28 45 36 26 60 42 21 63
43 24 30 27 56 35 32 35 52
41 56 41 30 36 53 63 57 54
34 58 34 59 26 30

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 (i) Prepare the frequency distribution table for the data by using the intervals
20-24, 25-29, etc.

(ii) Calculate the mean by using assumed mean method.

(iii) Calculate the median of the data.

(iv) Draw a histogram and use it to estimate the mode for the data.

12. (a) A ship sails northward from Dar es Salaam (7oS, 39oE) to Tanga (5oS, 39oE) at an
average speed of 12 knots. If it leaves Dar es Salaam at 12.00 noon, when will it
arrive at Tanga?

(b) Given a prism with triangular cross section. Where AB = AF = DC = DE = 8cm and
BF = CE = 10cm. The length of the prism is 16cm
F E

A D

B C

Find (i) The length of FD.

(ii) The surface area of the prism.
(iii) The volume of the prism.

13. (a) Find the value of “K” if matrix

 2k  1 k 
  is singular matrix.
 4k  3 3  k 

(b) Solve the simultaneous equation

−2𝑥 + 1.5𝑦 = 5
{ by matrix method.
4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2

(c) What is the image of the point (1, 2) under the transformation matrix
3 0 2 3
( ) followed by ( )?
0 3 4 5

14. (a) If f(x) = x2 – 4, Determine

(i) Domain and range of f(x)
(ii) f-1(x).
(iii) Calculate the x and y intercepts of y = x2 – 4x + 3.

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14. (b) A person requires 10 units, 12 units and 12 units of A, B and C respectively
for his garden. A liquid product contains 5 units, 2 units and 1 unit of A, B and
C per carton respectively and a dry product contains 1 unit, 2 units and 4 units
of A, B and C per carton respectively. If a liquid product sells for Tshs 3000/=
per carton and a dry product sells for Tshs 2000/= per carton. How many of
each should be produced to minimize the total cost to meet the requirements?

Wabillah Tawfiiq

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 REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM FOUR PRE MOCK EXAMINATIONS

041: BASIC MATHEMATICS

TIME: 3HOURS 2022

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of ten (14) compulsory questions.

2. This paper consists of sections A and B.

3. Mathematical table and non-programmable calculators may be used.

4. Cellular phones are not allowed.

 THE UNITED OF REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

THE PRESIDENT S OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

TANZANIA HEADS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (TAHOSSA)

IFAKARA TOWN COUNCIL

FORM FOUR PRE NATIONAL EXAMINATION, SEPTEMBER 2021

041 BASIC MATHEMATICS

TIME: 3:00 HOURS Monday, 6 th September, 2021 A.M

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of two sections, A and B

2. Attempt all questions in both section
3. Show All steps necessary to arrive at your final answer NEATLY and LEGIBLY

QUESTION NUMBER SCORE

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
TOTAL

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 SECTION A (60 MARKS)

1. (a) Calculate the Lowest Common Multiple of 27,186, 558.

(Leave your answer as the product of prime factors)
(b) There are 150 people at a cricket match. 20% are children. One half are men
and the rest are women. How many women are at the cricket match?
(c) z is an integer that Represent z on number line

2. (a) Without using mathematical table show that

(b) Solve for x in the equation

3. (a) Let A and B be two sets such that Find

(b) Given that events A and B are such that Find

r if the events A and B are (i) Mutually exclusive (ii) Independent

4. (a) If and the coordinate of A are (1,2), find the coordinate of B.

(b) One vertex of a parallegram is (5,5) and the equation of two sides and
coordinates of the vertices

5. (a) Given two similar triangles with bases 10cm and 0.18m long respectively. Find
the area of the second triangle if the area of the first triangle is 40cm2.
(b) Determine the perimeter and area of the regular octagon inscribed in a circle
of 10cm

6. Mr. Mwinyimkuu was given 6000 US dollars by his friend from U.S.A when he was in Kenya.
He converted this amount in Kenya shillings. He then travelled to Tanzania where he had
to change his Kenyan money into Tanzania shillings. If he exchanged it in the rate 1 US
dollars to 72 Ksh and in Tanzania he converted this money at rate 1 Ksh to 17 Tanzania
shillings; how much did he loose if he could have converted his money straight from US
dollars to Tanzania shillings at the rate 1 US dollars to 1312.07 Tsh?

7. (a) There are some pegs in a basket. 42 of the pegs are blue, 28 of the pegs are
pink. Write down the ratio of the number of blue pegs to the number of pink
pegs. Give your ration in its simplest form

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 (b) From the following trial balance of AB, prepare the trading, profit and loss
account for the year ending July 31 2004 and balance sheet as that date

A TRIAL BALANCE AS AT 31 ST JULY 2004

Account name Dr Cr
Cash 450,000
Capital 1,000,000
Purchase 900,000
Sales 700,00
Rent 150,000
Wages 200,000
TOTAL 1,700,000 1,700,000

8. (a) The number P, 10 and Q are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic series.
The number P, 6 and Q are three consecutive terms of geometric series. Show
that
(b) Non zero numbers P,Q and R are in G.P while P2Q and R are in A.P. Find the
common ratio.

9. (a) The upper part of tree broken by the wind, falls to the ground without being
detached. The top part of the broken part touches the ground at an angle of
36030 at a point 5 metres from the foot of the tree. Calculate
(i) The height at which the tree is broken
(ii) The original height of the tree
(b) If

10. (a) Factorize completely

(b) Find the value of x and y if

SECTION B (40 MARKS)

11. (a) 0 is the center of the circle, AB = 6cm, and ON =4cm. Show that
P

A N B

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 (b) Two tangents AX and BX intersect at point X. and are angle at the centre,
is angle at x and O is the centre of the circle. Find
(i) if
(ii) if
(iii) if

B
12. (a) Find the distance measured along the parallel of latitude, between two points
whose latitudes are both 560N, and whose longitudes are 23 0E and 170W.
(b) A pyramid with vertex V and edges VA, VB and VC each 13cm long has a
rectangular base ABCD where AB = CD = 8cm, and AD = BC = 6cm. Calculate
13. (a) Determine the possible value of x which the matrix A has no inverse where

(b) Use the inverse matrix method to solve the following system of equations

(c) A matrix T maps points (4,2) into (0,2) and point (6,1) into (4,1). Find the image
of point obtained in 13(b) above under T

14. (a) A linear function is such that f(2)=11, f(-3)= -4. Find f(0)

(b) Mr. Pello wish to establish a transport company. He needs at least 5 buses and
10 minibuses. Because of limited floor space, he needs at most 30 vehicles
altogether. A bus takes up to 3 units of garage space, a minibus takes up to 1
unit of garage space and there are only 54 units of garage space available. A
bus takes Tshs 135000 running cost a day and minibus takes Tshs 72000 running
cost, a day
(i) Formulate the linear inequalities to summarize the information above
(ii) Calculate the maximum daily cost and corresponding numbers of buses
and minibuses.

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